Collection GB 0074 CLC/B/112-131 - PORTLAND RUBBER COMPANY

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/B/112-131

Title

PORTLAND RUBBER COMPANY

Date(s)

  • 1909-1936 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

1 production unit comprising 1 envelope.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Portland Rubber Company was registered in 1909 in England to purchase estates in India or elsewhere in the East. Harrisons and Crosfield Limited (CLC/B/112) replaced Alston, Arbuthnot and Harrisons as agents and secretaries of Portland Rubber Company in 1924. Portland Rubber Company went into liquidation in 1936.

Archival history

GB 0074 CLC/B/112-131 1909-1936 Collection 1 production unit comprising 1 envelope. Portland Rubber Co

Portland Rubber Company was registered in 1909 in England to purchase estates in India or elsewhere in the East. Harrisons and Crosfield Limited (CLC/B/112) replaced Alston, Arbuthnot and Harrisons as agents and secretaries of Portland Rubber Company in 1924. Portland Rubber Company went into liquidation in 1936.

The records of Harrisons and Crosfield and its subsidiary and secretarial companies were transferred to Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section between 1990 and 1998. The records were presented as a gift to the Library, except the minute books of some subsidiary companies which are held as a deposit. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records of the Portland Rubber Company, including articles of association and correspondence with Harrisons and Crosfield Limited.

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Available for general access.

Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.

English

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

The Harrisons and Crosfield Ltd collection has been divided into 167 sub-fonds; CLC/B/112-001 to CLC/B/112-167. 001 to 016 are records relating to Harrisons and Crosfield (such as operational records, staff records, property records and so on), and 017 to 167 are the records of subsidiaries, plantations and associated organisations.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

November 2010 to January 2011. Industrial products Rubber goods Information sources Documents Business records Industry Manufacturing industry Rubber industry and trade Portland Rubber Co England UK Western Europe Europe India South Asia

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The records of Harrisons and Crosfield and its subsidiary and secretarial companies were transferred to Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section between 1990 and 1998. The records were presented as a gift to the Library, except the minute books of some subsidiary companies which are held as a deposit. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the Portland Rubber Company, including articles of association and correspondence with Harrisons and Crosfield Limited.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

The Harrisons and Crosfield Ltd collection has been divided into 167 sub-fonds; CLC/B/112-001 to CLC/B/112-167. 001 to 016 are records relating to Harrisons and Crosfield (such as operational records, staff records, property records and so on), and 017 to 167 are the records of subsidiaries, plantations and associated organisations.

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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Description control area

Description identifier

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London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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